Tag: Creative Residency
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Dee Craig installs first cloth murals in Europe
Many will remember the Mellon Creative Residency that brought Northern Ireland mural artist, Dee Craig, to the Tri-Colleges in the fall of 2014. Craig installed a collage in Kohlberg Hall and a large mural on the side of the Science Center, hosted an exhibit on mural arts in McCabe Library and guest lectured in classes…
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Dee Craig’s latest mural in Northern Ireland
Lee Smithey had the opportunity to meet up in Belfast, Northern Ireland with Dee Craig a couple of weeks ago. Dee is the artist who painted the mural on the Science Center here at Swarthmore. (See photos, video, and more.) Here is his latest piece on the Newtownards Road in East Belfast! Dee sends warm…
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Muralist Dee Craig Leaves His Mark at Swarthmore
by Sam Cleaves ’14 November 26, 2013 Swarthmore News and Information Office http://www.swarthmore.edu/muralist-dee-craig-leaves-his-mark-at-swarthmore.xml David “Dee” Craig, a prolific mural artist from Northern Ireland, created a large mural that is now mounted on the southeast end of the College’s Science Center. Craig’s work was facilitated by the Mellon Tri-College Creative Residencies Program. Supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation,…
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Video of Dee Craig mural installation on campus
A few weeks ago, we posted a video of the collage installation by Dee Craig and Paul Downie on the second floor of Kohlberg Hall. Now, there is also a video of the mural installation on the side of the Science Center that was part of Craig’s Mellon Creative Residency this semester. Dee Craig Mural…
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Mural launch at Swarthmore College
Mellon Creative Residency Mural Launch Tuesday, November 12, 2013 12:00 Noon Science Center Wall closest to DuPont Parking Lot (Directions) The large mural being painted on Swarthmore’s campus by Mellon Creative Resident, David “Dee” Craig, will be launched on TUESDAY, November 12 at 12:00 NOON on the southeast corner of the Swarthmore College Science Center…
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Public Conversation with mural artist Dee Craig
We would like to thank the crowd of over 50 swarthmore faculty, staff, and students who attended the public conversation with Dee Craig on Thursday afternoon in McCabe Library. We appreciated the thoughtful dialogue and we look forward to much more of the same over the coming weeks of Dee’s residency at the Tri-Colleges. Many…
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Video of Collage Installation in Kohlberg Hall
As part of the Mellon Creative Residency that we are sponsoring, Paul Downie of the Community Arts Center near campus introduced Dee Craig to a mural arts technique yesterday by creating a collage on the second floor of Kohlberg Hall. You can continue to follow the residency as it develops at http://bit.ly/craigstory Mellon Creative Residency…
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Follow the Tri-College Creative Residency via Storify on our blog.
You can follow developments in the Tri-College Creative Residency via this blog post. More information about the residency, including upcoming events is available at http://bit.ly/swatcraig. You may also follow the residency directly at http://bit.ly/craigstory [View the story “Creative Mural Arts Residency at Swarthmore College” on Storify]
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Northern Ireland Mural Artist begins Creative Residency at the Tri-Colleges
As students, faculty, and staff return from Fall Break, they will be joined by a visiting mural artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland. David ‘Dee’ Craig will take up a Mellon Creative Residency for one month during the fall semester 2013. Mr. Craig’s visit follows a visit to Swarthmore College by the Bogside Artists in 2008 and…
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An invitation to help conceptualize a mural on campus
For Swarthmore students, staff, and faculty: As part of the Mellon-funded Tri-College Creative Residencies Program, David “Dee” Craig, a mural artist from Belfast, Northern Ireland, will come to the Tri-Colleges for a month-long residency immediately following Fall Break. Part of the residency will involve painting a mural on our campus, and we would like to…